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Legitimacy adds positive value to political authority and obligation. Discuss.

  • UPSC 2024
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  • Concept of Power, Hegemony, Ideology and Legitimacy

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H. L. A. Hart (The Concept of Law, 1961) distinguished being obliged to hand money to a gunman from having an obligation, such as a citizen's duty to pay tax. What separates the two is legitimacy. It adds two things: to authority, a right to rule as well as the ability to compel; to obligation,…

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  • Value Added to Authority
  • Value Added to Obligation
  • Qualifications
  • The Indian Illustration
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